Senior Scale to Lecturers of the Department

Dear All,

We are very glad to inform you that our two lecturers Dr. Aditya Tripathi & Dr. Bhaskar Mukherjee has recently received senior scale (10000-325-15000) at lecturer level. They now become Senior Lecturer in the Department. The University Executive Committee has declared the interview results on 29th of January, 2009.

Department blesses them for their better future & life.

Thanks.

Album of OSLS - 2009

Dear All,

Department of Library & Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi & ICSSR has jointly organised National Seminar on "Open Source Library Solutions" on 16-17th January, 2009. There are some photographs from the album of "OSLS - 2009".























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Grand Success by Mr. Ajeet Kumar Jha

Dear All,

We are very glad to inform you all that Mr. Ajeet Kumar Jha has got success in interview of Delhi High Court for the post of Librarian. Earlier he was working in DESIDOC, New Delhi. He was the student of 1998-2000 batch from the Department. He received DRDO Technology Award 2008 recently.

Department blesses him for his better future and life.

Thanks

Successful Completion of National Seminar on OSLS - 2009

Dear All,

National Seminar on Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS - 2009), jointly organised by Department of Library & Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi was successfully held at Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Hall, Faculty of Arts, BHU, Varanasi on January 16-17, 2009. The inaugural function of the National Seminar was chaired by Prof. B. D. Singh, Rector, Banaras Hindu University as the Chief Guest, Sri L. M. P. Singh, Former University Librarian, BHU as the President, Prof. A. R. D. Prasad, DRTC as Guest of Honour, Prof. S. N. Pandey, Dean, Faculty of Arts, Prof. H. N. Prasad, Head of the Department, Library & Information Science, BHU as Coordinator of National Seminar, Dr. Aditya Tripathi, Organizing Secretary of National Seminar. Participants from nook and corner of India and invited guests of university were also present in the function. Dr. Rajani Mishra has anchored the programme. Total 5 technical sessions were conducted in the 2 day National Seminar.

The valedictory function of National Seminar was chaired by Prof. S. N. Upadhyaya, Director, IT-BHU as Chief Guest, Prof. Kamal Sheel, Acting Dean, Faculty of Arts, BHU as President, Prof. A. R. D. Prasad, DRTC as Guest of Honour, Prof. H. N. Prasad, Head as Seminar Coordinator, Dr. Aditya Tripathi, Organising Secretary, OSLS–09, Dr. Bhaskar Mukherjee, Rapporteur of the Seminar. Dr. Bhaskar Mukherjee has presented the Seminar report. Dr. Aditya Tripathi has given vote of thanks. Dr. Rajani Mishra has anchored the programme. Research Scholars and Students of M. Lib. & Inf. Sc. have given their great contribution to make the function successful. A leading automation company VINAYAK SOLUTIONS and Shagun Tent House has also supported the programme. Department is obliged to all of the contributors.

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